Yoshimura was one of three original staff members of Little Tokyo Service Center.

the restrictions on tourism that were lifted by Obama in 2016 were reinstated in 2021 for seemingly incomprehensible reasons.Streets overflow with pulsating music.

Understanding one another better became the best holiday gift of all.we were immediately startled (and saddened) by the mounds of trash everywhere.Cuba entered periods of upheaval.

and that our belongings were safer in Havana than in Miami.I never felt threatened or afraid of being mugged.

Joyful music and dance seemed to override any inconveniences.

he led us into small bars where recorded or live music played while anyone from the street was invited to join to dance or sing — whether they had money to buy a drink or not.after a 17+-year fight against cancer.

family — and in the last years of his life.in public administration from the University of Southern California in 1968.

with JANM Senior Curator Karen Ishizuka accepting on his behalf.Alan had a very rare cancer which he fought with the same determination he approached so many of the issues facing our community.